Category: Tri-Town News
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Jackson seeks land for affordable housing
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – An ordinance author-izing the acquisition by the township of 23 small lots that would pave the way for an affordable housing project to be constructed has been adopted by the Town-ship Council. The lots, many of which measure about 20 by 100 feet, are…
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New officer’s beat expected to be downtown New Egypt
PLUMSTED – A new and expanded community policing program will be implemented this spring in downtown New Egypt with support, in part, from a $525,000 Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) state grant, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. With advice and consultation from Plumsted’s NPP Committee, the Main Street Program directors and the Busi-ness Merchants Association, the…
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Photo
JEFF GRANIT staff Although an ice and snow storm that struck New Jersey on Feb. 14 caused power outages and other problems for thousands of people in Monmouth and Ocean counties, it also resulted in serene scenes such as this one at the Twin Pond Farm on Adelphia-Farmingdale Road in Howell. This photograph was taken…
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New officer’s beat expected to be downtown New Egypt
PLUMSTED – A new and expanded community policing program will be implemented this spring in downtown New Egypt with support, in part, from a $525,000 Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) state grant, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. With advice and consultation from Plumsted’s NPP Committee, the Main Street Program directors and the Busi-ness Merchants Association, the…
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Power outage hit Jackson hard during Feb. 14 storm
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – The township’s emergency services operation swung into action on Valentine’s Day after an ice and snow storm left some residents without power. Officials said many residents were without heat and electricity for almost two days in the wake of the Feb. 14 storm that…
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Chief Justice: Court must protect rights of citizens
Zazzali says court likely to hear eminent domain case in future BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent BY LORI ANNE OLIWACorrespondent Chief Justice James R. Zazzali LINCROFT – Brookdale Community College played host on Feb. 8 to Chief Justice James R. Zazzali of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Zazzali was appointed by Gov. Jon Corzine and…
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Bill sparks debate over health vs. parents’ rights
Some fear mandating cancer vaccine for girls may promote promiscuity BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer A new bill before the state Assembly would require all girls entering the seventh grade to be immunized against the virus responsible for most cervical cancers and genital warts. Proponents argue that the vaccine can save…
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On Campus
Midshipman David J. Brienza, son of Robert and Violet Brienza of Howell, recently returned to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, where he is a student, after spending four months at sea training aboard a United States merchant vessel. Brienza sailed on the United States merchant ship APL China as part of the academy’s required…
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Educational foundation calls event a big success
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – A Battle of the Bands event held Feb. 10 at Jackson Memorial High School has paid off with a net gain of almost $8,000 for the Jackson Educa-tion Foundation. According to foundation officials, those funds will go back to Jackson’s schools and students in…
